NATO: Address Russian Abuses in Chechnya

The new relationship between NATO and Russia can do much to advance a Europe "whole and free." But this partnership will reach its potential only if NATO uses it to address differences with Russia, including over the conduct of its security forces in Chechnya, that challenge NATO's core values and purpose. If NATO deals with these issues in a direct and forthright way, it can contribute to positive change in Russia - one of the original goals of its outreach to that country. If the Alliance is silent, then it is Russia that will have changed NATO.